Oscars: 'The King's Speech' wins for best picture

“The King’s Speech” won the Oscar for best film Sunday night at the 83rd Academy Awards. Directed by Tom Hooper, the film about King George VI’s attempts to conquer his stutter as he ascends the British throne had been in a tight race for the top Academy Award with David Fincher’s “The Social Network.” That film had dominated the awards season through the Golden Globes, but “The King’s Speech” began to build more momentum with the industry guild awards, starting with the Producers Guild Awards in late January, and on through the BAFTAs, the British equivalent of the Academy Awards, two weeks ago.

The Academy Awards were handed out at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Check in for reaction and more here on Awards Tracker.

-- Susan King

Photo: "The King's Speech" winners, including front: Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Gareth Unwin. Credit: Associated Press.

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Oscars: Colin Firth wins for lead actor

Colin Firth won the Oscar for lead actor for his performance in “The King’s Speech” at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday night. The 50-year-old British actor was the odds-on favorite to pick up his first Oscar. He portrays England’s Prince Albert, who struggles to stop his stuttering before being crowned as King George VI.

Firth breezed through the award season, collecting a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BAFTA (the British equivalent of the Academy Award), as well as top honors from the majority of critics’ groups.

Firth was competing against Jesse Eisenberg for “The Social Network,” Oscar co-host James Franco for “127 Hours,” Jeff Bridges for “True Grit” and Javier Bardem for “Biutiful.”

The Academy Awards are taking place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood and are being televised live on ABC. We'll carry all the breaking news and reaction here on Awards Tracker.

-- Susan King

Photo: Colin Firth with his actor Oscar. Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times

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Oscars: Natalie Portman wins for lead actress

Natalie Portman won the Oscar for lead actress for her performance in “Black Swan” at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday night. It was the first Oscar win for the 29-year-old mother-to-be who played a prima ballerina descending into madness. Portman was considered the favorite to win the Academy Award, having already won the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award and a BAFTA award, the British equivalent of the Academy Award.

Portman was competing against Annette Bening for “The Kids Are All Right,” Nicole Kidman for “Rabbit Hole,” Jennifer Lawrence for “Winter’s Bone” and Michelle Williams for “Blue Valentine.”

The Academy Awards are taking place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood and are being televised live on ABC. We'll carry all the breaking news and reaction here on Awards Tracker.

-- Susan King

Photo: Natalie Portman accepts her Oscar from Jeff Bridges. Credit: Getty Images.

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Oscars: 'The King's Speech's' Tom Hooper wins for director

Tom Hooper won the Oscar for director for “The King’s Speech” at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday night. It is the first Oscar win for the 38-year-old filmmaker, who was considered to be in a tight race with “The Social Network’s” David Fincher for the prize. Hooper, whose film chronicles England’s King George VI trying to overcome his stutter, also won the Directors Guild of America Award and had been nominated for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA, the British equivalent of the Academy Award.

In addition to Fincher, Hooper was competing against Darren Aronofsky for “Black Swan,” Joel and Ethan Coen for “True Grit” and David O. Russell for “The Fighter.”

The Academy Awards are taking place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood and are being televised live on ABC. We'll carry all the breaking news and reaction here on Awards Tracker.

-- Susan King

Photo: Tom Hooper. Credit: Associated Press.

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Oscars: Christian Bale wins for supporting actor

Christian Bale won the Oscar for supporting actor for his performance in “The Fighter” at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday night. It’s the first Oscar win for the 37-year-old British actor, who plays a former pro boxer fighting drug addiction. Bale was considered to be in a heated race with “The King’s Speech’s” Geoffrey Rush as the favorite in this category. Bale previously received honors from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Critics’ Choice, the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild.

In addition to Rush, Bale was competing against John Hawkes for “Winter’s Bone,” Jeremy Renner for “The Town” and Mark Ruffalo for “The Kids Are All Right.”

The Academy Awards are taking place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood and are being televised live on ABC. We'll carry all the breaking news and reaction here on Awards Tracker.

-- Susan King

Photo: Christian Bale accepts his Oscar. Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times

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Oscars: David Seidler's ‘The King’s Speech’ wins for original screenplay

David Seidler won the Oscar for original screenplay for “The King’s Speech” at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday night. It was the first Oscar win for Seidler, who was considered the favorite in this category. Though ineligible for a Writers Guild of America nomination, Seidler won the British Independent Film Award and the BAFTA, the British equivalent of the Academy Award, and was nominated for a Golden Globe.

Seidler was competing against Mike Leigh for “Another Year”; Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson and Keith Dorrington for “The Fighter”; Christopher Nolan for “Inception”; and Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg for “The Kids Are All Right.”

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Photo: David Seidler with his Oscar. Credit: Associated Press.

Oscars: Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Network’ wins for adapted screenplay

Aaron Sorkin won the Oscar for adapted screenplay for “The Social Network” at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday night. It’s the first Oscar win for Sorkin, whose screenplay chronicles the creation of Facebook. Sorkin was considered the favorite in this category, having won almost every adapted screenplay award this season, including those from such critics groups as the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. and the National Society of Film Critics, as well as the Golden Globe and Writers Guild Award.

Sorkin was competing against Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy for “127 Hours,” Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich for “Toy Story 3,” Joel and Ethan Coen for “True Grit,” and Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini for “Winter’s Bone.”

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-- Susan King

Photo: Aaron Sorkin accepts his Oscar. Credit: Associated Press.

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Oscars: 'Toy Story 3' wins for animated feature

"Toy Story 3" won the Oscar for animated feature at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday night. The win was expected, because the box office blockbuster had won the lion's share of awards for animated films this season. "Toy Story 3" was also nominated for four other Academy Awards, including best picture.

Director Lee Unkrich accepted the award.

"Toy Story 3" was competing against "How to Train Your Dragon" and France's "The Illusionist."

The Academy Awards are taking place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood and are being televised live on ABC. We'll carry all the breaking news and reaction here on Awards Tracker.

— Susan King

Photo: Lee Unkrich and his Oscar. Credit: Associated Press.

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Oscars: Melissa Leo wins for supporting actress

Melissa Leo won the Oscar for supporting actress for her performance in “The Fighter” at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday night. It is the first Oscar win for the 50-year-old Leo, who plays the overbearing mother-manager of a boxer. Leo also won the Golden Globe, the Screen Actors Guild Award and the New York Film Critics Circle Award.

Leo was competing against her “Fighter” costar Amy Adams, Helena Bonham Carter for “The King’s Speech,” Jacki Weaver for “Animal Kingdom” and Hailee Steinfeld for “True Grit.”

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-- Susan King

Photo: Melissa Leo accepts her Oscar from Kirk Douglas. Credit: Associated Press

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The Razzie Awards: "The Last Airbender" is the best winner, er, loser

 

The night before the Academy Awards presents Oscars to the best achievement in films, the 31st annual Razzie Awards celebrated the  "Berry Worst Achievement in Film" for 2010

The big "winner" -- so to speak -- at the satirical ceremony presented by the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation on Saturday evening at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre was M. Night Shyamalan's critically skewered 3-D fantasy film, "The Last Airbender."

The film took home Razzies for worst picture, worst director, worst screenplay, worst supporting actor for Jackson Rathbone, who also won for "Twilight Saga: Eclipse," and the new Razzie category, worst eye-gouging misuse of 3-D.

The evening's other major loser was "Sex and the City 2," which took home worst actress for all four of its stars -- Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon -- worst sequel and worst screen ensemble honors.

Worst actor went to Ashton Kutcher for two films -- "Killers" and "Valentine's Day" -- and worst supporting actress went to Jessica Alba for four films -- "The Killer Inside Me," "Little Fockers," "Machete" and "Valentine's Day."

Though the Razzie nominees rarely attend the ceremony, Sandra Bullock did show up last year, the night before she won her Oscar for "The Blind Side," to pick up her Razzie for the comedic dud "All About Steve."

 -- Susan King

Photo: Dev Patel in the Razzie Award-winning "The Last Airbender." Credit: Industrial Light and Magic/AP